MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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